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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSendung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈzɛndʊŋ
"Die Sendung ist gestern angekommen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount of goods sent abroad or to some other destination.
"The company expects a large shipment of raw materials by next Tuesday." - 2
The action of shipping goods.
"We are preparing the shipment of your order right now."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'shippen' combined with the suffix '-ment', tracing back to Old English 'scipian' meaning to take ship or embark. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from the act of embarking to the goods transported and the commercial dispatch process itself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shipment" is said worldwide
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envoi
Transliteration: ɑ̃vwa
"L'envoi de ces documents est urgent."
Sendung
Transliteration: ˈzɛndʊŋ
"Die Sendung ist gestern angekommen."
spedizione
Transliteration: spediˈtsjone
"La spedizione contiene articoli fragili."
envío
Transliteration: emˈbio
"El envío llegará en tres días hábiles."
remessa
Transliteration: ʁeˈmɛsɐ
"A primeira remessa de produtos esgotou."
खेप
Transliteration: khep
"सामान की नई खेप आ गई है।"
货运
Transliteration: huòyùn
"这批货运将在下周一抵达。"
선적
Transliteration: seonjeok
"이번 선적에는 최신 장비가 포함되어 있습니다."
出荷
Transliteration: shukka
"新しい商品の出荷は明日始まります。"
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